ABACUS CONSULTANCY ASCOT LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3 | £3 |
| Current assets | £3 | £3 |
| Net assets | £3 | £3 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-18➖WOOLAWAY, Sian resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-01➕WOOLAWAY, Sian appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-01➖WWW.ABACUS.CO.UK LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ABACUS CONSULTANCY ASCOT LIMITED
- 2005-10-17➕BIDDLECOMBE, Roger appointeddirector
- 2005-10-17➕WWW.ABACUS.CO.UK LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roger Biddlecombe Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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